Every year, guidelines concerning the legality of fireworks are set out – and sure as hell they are hardly ever followed.
Although 12 public areas have been made available for those in Cape Town to responsibly celebrate firework-related festivals, including Guy Fawkes, Diwali, and New Year’s Eve, you can be sure that many rogue fireworks will be sighted around the peninsula.
The City of Cape Town’s JP Smith says:
Over the years this has cut down the number of injuries and fires because when you don’t do this, you have people discharging fireworks all over the place causing bushfires.
…and people who are concerned over their pets’ ears.
First off, children under the age of 16 are not permitted to discharge fireworks and the cut-off time is 11pm (except, of course, for New Year’s Eve.)
Here are the following sites that have been permitted as safety zones:
Man, I remember running wild with whatever arsenal I could find on Fish Hoek Beach and it was so much fun, albeit dangerous.
Oh well, I guess this is what comes with living in a DA-run province – but all I ask is that you PLEASE take your rubbish away with you once you are done having fun. This is just not on:
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